JV MANUFACTURING, INC.

Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - SPRINGDALE, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at JV MANUFACTURING, INC. in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas
Employer JV MANUFACTURING, INC.
Address 701 Butterfield Coach Road
City, State ZIP SPRINGDALE, Arkansas 72765
Report ID 2017010059
Event Date January 4, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
Source of Injury Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary Source Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333319
GPS Coordinates 36.17000, -94.09000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was MIG welding the dog house of a self-contained compactor when a spark ignited and his shirt caught on fire. He sustained first and second degree burns to his upper torso and third degree burns to his back.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2017, a worker at JV MANUFACTURING, INC. in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as ignition of clothing from controlled heat source, with blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 141 severe injury reports involving "Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source" incidents in our database. Browse all Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source injuries.

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